Chapter 2120: Unconvinced, Private Sparring

"This child absolutely cannot be left alive!"

The main hall of the Gongsun clan's temporary estate was somewhat stifling.

Everyone remained silent, not uttering a word!

In the end, it was the God King seated at the head who gave the final, decisive answer.

"Yes..." the female elder, who was also Gongsun Kunlun's aunt, said: "Ancestor, this guy has been hiding his strength all along!"

"Never expected he would actually be this terrifying!"

"The Tao clan and our Gongsun clan are mortal enemies. Once this child advances to the God King Realm, our Gongsun clan will be in danger!"

"Hmm..." the Ancestor nodded: "So... Kunlun went to bribe Shang Yong, thereby winning a round. This move was still played correctly!"

"He Pingsheng is overly cautious. Before, he didn't dare win against the top nine; he only wanted to stand in ninth place to get a ranking and obtain the 【Shakyamuni Divine Fruit】. But later, forced by Kunlun like this, he had no choice but to defeat Shang Yong!"

"Otherwise, He Pingsheng wouldn't have been able to get the Shakyamuni Divine Fruit!"

"So, Kunlun's move before was correct!"

"For our Gongsun clan, a mere Shakyamuni Divine Fruit changes nothing and has no great use!"

"But exposing this brat's combat power is a heaven-sent opportunity!"

"Hah..." the Fourth Elder exhaled deeply: "Ancestor, easier said than done!"

"Now that He Pingsheng's combat power is exposed, countless eyes are watching!"

"Li Yueren certainly won't lower his guard either!"

"In such a situation, for us to make a move again is a thousand difficulties, ten thousand difficulties!"

"I think... I think..." the Fourth Elder hemmed and hawed, looking like he wanted to speak but didn't dare.

"It's fine!" the God King waved his hand: "Old Four, you speak. No matter what you say, I pardon you of any offense!"

"Good!" the Fourth Elder said: "I think, for our Gongsun clan, the best way out right now isn't to think of ways to kill He Pingsheng..."

"Then what is it?" someone asked.

The Fourth Elder said: "It is to flee!"

"What?"

"Flee?"

Many people were baffled.

"That's right!" the Fourth Elder said: "Just flee... Ancestor..."

Thud...

The Fourth Elder knelt down directly, saying: "We are a family; we cannot take the slightest risk!"

"Right now, we have a blood feud with the Tao clan. Once He Pingsheng grows up and comes to settle accounts with us, that is beyond doubt!"

"But as long as we leave Mount Tao and seek another way out, He Pingsheng may not necessarily go all out to hunt us down!"

"After all, we have no personal grudge against him!"

"If we really harden our hearts to eradicate him root and branch this time, eliminating him would be good. But if we fail to eliminate him, what kind of opponent will we face?"

"A peerless heaven's pride who is a mortal enemy!"

"Leaving from now on, we lose at most some wealth. Ancestor, the family foundation remains; we don't lose out!"

Thud... thud... thud...

After speaking, the Fourth Elder even kowtowed a few times to the Ancestor.

The God King took a deep breath and said: "Are you finished?"

"No..." the Fourth Elder's eyes narrowed slightly: "There is one more matter. Although the probability is only a minuscule one in ten thousand, it must be considered!"

The God King said: "Speak!"

The Fourth Elder countered: "Do you think a He Pingsheng with twenty-seven Divine Apertures could so crushingly suppress a Shang Yong with twenty-seven Divine Apertures?"

"Both relied on their own strength, without borrowing external objects!"

"And the gap in their cultivation realms is so huge!"

"Disciple dares ask the Ancestor: with your experience and wisdom, if a Divine Lord Realm Second Layer cultivator wanted to fight Shang Yong to a draw, generally speaking, how many Divine Apertures would need to be opened?"

The God King Realm Ancestor fell silent at the question.

In the great hall, it was deathly quiet.

After a long while, the Ancestor finally said: "This is hard to say!"

The Fourth Elder asked again: "Then... if a Divine Lord Realm Second Layer cultivator wanted to instantly kill Shang Yong, in that case, how many Divine Apertures would need to be opened?"

Everyone's hearts surged again.

"So..." seeing no one speak, the Fourth Elder continued: "Although the probability is very low, this person He Pingsheng indeed has the possibility of hiding his own Divine Apertures!"

"Hah..." Gongsun God King exhaled deeply: "Old Four, you're overthinking!"

"If he had such talent, how could he be holed up in a corner of my Mount Tao?"

"Besides, the world's Daos and methods are myriad, divine abilities countless. The mutual restraint between various divine abilities and Daos is subtle and profound!"

"It's not impossible that He Pingsheng just happened to perfectly counter Shang Yong!"

"Also, perhaps this brat secretly used some secret art to sneak attack Shang Yong. That's not impossible either!"

"Just that we might not have discovered it!"

"Alright, this matter is settled!" the God King waved his hand: "Next, everyone brainstorm. Tell me, how can we lure him into a trap?"

"Speak freely. Any means can be used!"

"The rankings are out!" a few days later, Tao Yaoyao arrived before He Pingsheng with an excited face: "Husband... er... Fellow Daoist He..."

"You are ninth place!"

"Steady, steady, hehehe... you can go back and participate in planting the Dao on the Shakyamuni Divine Fruit!"

The Shakyamuni Divine Fruit should have just formed; one must plant their own Dao method upon it.

This way, during its future growth process, it will absorb the corresponding Dao method.

It will mature after a hundred Yuan of time.

He Pingsheng was rather calm: "Good..."

"Many thanks!"

"Brother He..." Tao Yaoyao asked: "Then... during this hundred Yuan of time, will you all stay with our Tao family?"

Her eyes were bright and shining, full of anticipation.

He Pingsheng smiled: "I might have to leave for a period of time!"

Staying at the Tao family forever isn't a solution either.

He Pingsheng wanted to go out and continue wandering, at least to visit all the famous places in the entire Divine Realm!

Just come back to collect the fruit after a hundred Yuan of time!

"Snap..." He Pingsheng took out a jade slip, exerted slight force, and snapped the jade slip in two from the middle, giving one half to Tao Yaoyao: "You keep this safe!"

"If in the future I cannot come, and someone holding this half jade slip comes to claim the Shakyamuni Divine Fruit, you just hand the Divine Kingdom over to him!"

"Ah?" Tao Yaoyao's eye rims instantly reddened, and she said: "Brother He, you... you don't plan to come back at all?"

He Pingsheng said: "Not necessarily, I'm just talking about a worst-case scenario!"

"As long as nothing happens, I will come back!"

"Cultivate well the two divine abilities I gave you!"

"Also... if you want to marry in the future, just marry, don't wrong yourself!"

He Pingsheng hadn't finished speaking when a Tao family disciple outside said: "Son-in-law... Son-in-law... Please come out quickly and take a look!"

"Shang Yong has come!"

"He says you ambushed him before, and this time he wants to fight you openly and aboveboard!"

He Pingsheng's face darkened: Shang Yong?

Good, good, good...

This guy's body has recovered.

"Fine..." He Pingsheng smiled, and said: "Yaoyao, you go, invite this Shang Yong over, I want to see just what he's capable of!"

Looks like this guy still isn't convinced.

No problem!

Since you're not convinced, today I'll thoroughly beat you into submission!